Top 150+ Solved The Union Executive MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following regarding the election of the President is correct?
a. A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected
b. The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in any doubt or dispute arising in connection with the election of the President
c. The Presidential election cannot take place when one or more State Assemblies stand dissolved because all the State Assemblies form part of the Electoral College
d. The total value of the votes allotted to both Houses of Parliament is much more than the total value of the votes of all the States taken together
Q. Which of the following is not true regarding the payment of the emoluments to thePresident?
a. They do not require any parliamentary sanction
b. They can be reduced during a Financial Emergency
c. They are shown separately in the budget
d. They are charged on the Contingency Fund of India
Q. Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India?
a. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
b. Chief Justice of India
c. Chief of the Air Force
d. Chief of the Army
Q. The Constitution guarantees the following privileges to the President of India:
a. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the President in any court during his term of office
b. No process for the arrest or impeachment of the President shall be issued from any court during his term of office
c. The President shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in exercise of those powers and duties
d. No civil proceedings whatsoever shall be instituted against the President in any court during the term of his office
Q. The power to grant pardons, reprieve or remissions of punishment under Article 72 is exercised by the President of India:
a. on the advice of the Prime Minister
b. on his own as Head of the Union
c. on the advice of Council of Ministers
d. in consultation with the Prime Minister who tenders his opinion on the advice of his cabinet
Q. The pardoning power given to the President of India under Article 72 can be exercised:
a. only after the trial and on the sentence of conviction
b. during or after trial but never before trial
c. at any time before, during or after the trial
d. either before or after the trial but never during the trial of the case
Q. The only President of India who was elected unopposed is : [CDS 1992]
a. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
b. Dr. Zakir Hussain
c. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
d. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q. To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used?[IAS 1992]
a. System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote
b. Proportional representation through list system
c. Collective voting system
d. Secondary voting system
Q. The only instance when the President of India exercised his power of veto related tothe: [IAS 1993]
a. Hindu Code Bill
b. PEPSU Appropriation Bill
c. Indian Post Office (Amendment Bill)
d. Dowry Prohibition Bill
Q. If the President returns a Bill sent to him for his assent and the Parliament once again passes the Bill in Its original form, then the President:
a. can once again return the Bill for further reconsideration
b. can ask for a referendum on the Bill
c. has to give assent to the Bill
d. can seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on the bill
Q. Which of the following is not true regarding the election of the President?
a. The voting power of an MLA is made proportionate to the population he represents
b. Voting power of the elected members of the Parliament is made equal to the voting power of all elected members of the Legislative Assemblies
c. Voting power of the elected members of Parliament is determined by dividing the total voting power of the State by the number of elected members of the Parliament
d. The voting power of an elected member of State Legislative Assembly is determined by dividing the total population of the State by the total number of members of Vidhan Sabha and further dividing the quotient obtained by 1000
Q. Which of the following is not correct?
a. The Supreme Command of the Defence Forces is vested. in the President
b. The three Chiefs of Staff (Army, Navy and Air Force) are under the direct control of the President
c. The resoonsibility of National Defence rests with the Union Cabinet
d. All important questions having a bearing on defence are decided by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister
Q. Who acts as the President of India when neither the President nor the Vice-President is available? [Asstt Grade 1992]
a. Speakerof Lok Sabha
b. Chief Justice of India
c. Auditor General of India
d. Senior most Governor of a State
Q. Which is .true regarding the President of India? 1. He is the Chief Executive. 2. He is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces. 3. He is the titular head of the State. 4. He is part of the Union Legislature.
a. I and III
b. I and II
c. II, III and IV
d. I, II, III and IV
Q. Who among the following' are appointed by the President of India? [IAS 1994] I. Chairman, Finance Commission II. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission III. Chief Minister of a Union Territory
a. I only
b. I and II
c. I and III
d. II and III